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By EMMA SUNA PLAN for a town square will change the face of Mount Evelyn for the better, according to resident Daniel Meadth. And he…

By CASEY NEILLDREW Wells died twice on 9 August last year. He often wishes doctors had left him that way. “I don’t know why I’m…

By CASEY NEILLA TRIP to Thailand was a life-changing experience for Upwey High School students, parents and staff. A delegation from the school recently travelled…

By CASEY NEILLBELGRAVE’S rich history is now clearly signposted for visitors and locals alike to enjoy. Belgrave Region Action Group (BRAG) officially launched its self-guided…

By EMMA SUNYARRA Ranges youngsters will be running like the wind with the Yarra Ranges Athletics group training for the first time on Mount Evelyn’s…

By EMMA SUNTHE Mount Evelyn Football Netball Club’s biggest fund-raiser for the year has raised a whopping $22,000. The club more than doubled its auction…

By EMMA SUNFIREFIGHTERS from around the hills took part in a training exercise at the Silvan Water Treatment Plant recently. The CFA members and representatives…

By CASEY NEILLPOLICE are appealing for new information into Cuckoo Restaurant co-owner Willi Koeppen’s disappearance 36 years ago. They re-opened his missing persons case last…

By EMMA SUNA MOUNT Evelyn man escaped unharmed after his house was engulfed in flames last Tuesday night. Firefighters were called to the Rangeview Road…

By RUSSELL BENNETTEMERALD Primary School students want to know which will be the first five businesses in their town to go plastic bag-free. Grade 5…

By CASEY NEILLPLATYPUS trackers have made an exciting find in Monbulk Creek. Melbourne Water contracted Cesar Consulting to complete a live-capture survey for platypus, and…

By MARA PATTISON-SOWDENYARRA Ranges’ Young Environmental Achiever of the Year has had the backing of the council in his aim to make the Yarra Ranges…